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July. 16, 1940. M. L. McLAUGHLIN Re. 21,509

FACE LIFTER Original Fi led March 26, 19:55-

INVENTQR MAY L. MLAUGHIJN ATTORNEY v Reissued July 16, 1940 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE Serial No. 13,046, March 26, 1935.

Application for reissue January 13, 1938, Serial No. 184,902

1 Claim.

My invention relates to facial device and refers more particularly tothe applicator type of facial device for drawing" and supporting themuscles of the face in place by forced movement of the facial tissues.The invention is particularly designed to raise the check tissues andmaintain them in a taut position thus removing any wrinkles which mayhave been present.

An object of the invention is to provide a novel facial lifter for theelimination of facial wrinkles which is adapted to be locked to the hairadjacent the skin to be lifted, and more particularly to the hairadjacent the ears whereby the drawing or lifting action of the devicewill be applied to the cheeks and neck portion.

It is a further object of my invention to provide a device of thecharacter indicated and which will be comfortable to the wearer eventhough worn for a long period of time and which may be completelyconcealed by the hair of the head without leaving undesirable traces ofits presence.

An object of the invention is to provide a face lifting appliance bywhich a firm hold will be maintained on a flat tuft of hair at the topof the cheeks on both sides of the face and a continuous pull will beexerted upon such tufts of hair.

The device of the invention is simple in construction, easily attached,light and convenient to wear and readily applicable to heads ofdifferent sizes so that it can be used with a minimum of discomfort.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from a considerationof the following detailed description taken in connection with theaccompanying drawing wherein a satisfactory embodiment of the inventionis shown. However, it is to be understood that the invention is notlimited to the details disclosed but includes all such variations andmodifications as fall within the spirit of the invention and the scopeof the appended claim.

.In the drawing- Fig. 1 is a profile view of the head and face of awoman wearing one of the lifting devices of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of my improved lifting devicesalone;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the two clamp members of thedevice; and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the hair clamp members in closedposition as when, attached to the hair of a wearer of the device.

Generally speaking the lifting device of the invention comprises a. pairof hair clamps of light construction and particularly adapted forclamping and being locked to a small strand of hair adjacent to theupper portion of the cheek and ear. When the clamps are so attached theyare :5 connected by an elastic cord In carefully laid across the top ofthe head and under the hair whereby to be concealed. The ends of theelastic are drawn and tied together so as to provide sufficient tensionto draw the skin up at each side In of the face adjacent the ear but yetnot with such tension as would cause discomfort to the wearer.

These clamps of which there are two are clearly shown in Figs. 2, 3 and4 and as will be seen. comprise an elongated base member ll havingupwardly directed parallel side portions I2, the inner end portions ofthe edges of which are extended upward to form bearings l3 while theedges of the outer end portions of such portions I2 extend to provideears l4 each having a. notch IS in its outer or forward edge. Atongue-like member forming a clamp I6 is hingedly connected to thebearings l3 .and is adapted to be laid down in the trough of base I Iafter a small bunch 25 of hair has been disposed across the base.

After the hair is inserted as suggested the clamp is given a couple ofturns so it is rolled slightly in the strand of' hair whereupon theclamp and hair are secured or locked by a loop 30 ll. Such loop isattached to the bearings l3 by reason of the ends of the wire of whichthe loop is formed extending through holes in such bearings. After theloop has been brought down upon the hair and clamp I6 it slides or isforced 35 over the outer ends of the ears I4 and drops or snaps into thenotches l5 whereby the assemblage is held together.

The elastic cord In connecting the two clamps can be best applied byfirst parting the hair 4 across the head from one clamp to the other,then raising the cord and its knotted ends in the part and next brushingthe front portion of the hair back over the cord to completely concealit. The clamps are naturally applied in somewhat 45 the same manner. Thesurplus portion of the hair is brushed up leaving only sufiicient of thelower strands for engagement with the clamp which after being attachedin the manner above indicated is covered by the upper portion of the 50hair which when formed into a loop or curl will admirably cover theclamps.

When the clamps are attached to the hair it is: noted that portions ofthe hair are wrapped about the clamps and that the clamps and such por-55 tions of the hair are then locked together by the loops l1. Thus theclamps may not work up or down on the hair and in fact can have nomovement relative to the hair. Therefore the device of the inventionwhen properly applied will stay in place and perform its function untilremoved.

There is no chance of its slipping one way or the other. In thisconnection it is noted that both clamps must hold in place as should onerelease 10 tension will no longer be applied through either,

they being connected by the cord l0.

Wrinkles in the forehead may obviously be drawn out by applying orattaching one of the clamps to the front hair just above the foreheadand attaching the other clamp to the hair in the top or back of the headso that when, the elastic is tightened and tied the skin on the foreheadwould be lifted and stretched whereby the wrinkles would be made todisappear.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim is:

A clamp for use in a facial lifting device comprising two hair attachingclamps, connected by an elastic cord, said clamp comprising an elongatedtrough-like base member having a pair of parallel up-turned, spacedapart ears on each end, the ears upon one end being provided with alinedpintle holes while the ears upon the other end are provided with alignednotches on their outer edge, a clamping tongue hingedly connected to andbetween the pintle ends of the said member and shaped to fit into thesaid base and clamp the strands of hair of the head therein preparatoryto winding, an elongated wire clamp having its ends journaled in thesaid holes forming a hinge connection to the base and adapted to bepressed down upon and clamp the wound hair and its free end to engagethe notches in a way to hold the parts together.

MAY L. MCLAUGHLIN.

